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Prey aggregation is an effective olfactory predator avoidance strategy

Predator–prey interactions have a major effect on species abundance and diversity, and aggregation is a well-known anti-predator behaviour. For immobile prey, the effectiveness of aggregation depends on two conditions: (a) the inability of the predator to consume all prey in a group and (b) detectio...

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Autores principales: Johannesen, Asa, Dunn, Alison M., Morrell, Lesley J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24918032
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.408